US-North Korea’s historic summit: Denuclearisation, ease on sanctions on agenda With just few hours left for the historic summit between the United States of America and North Korea, details were released that the respective leaders of both the countries will have a one-to-one talk in a room with just their translators for company. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reached the host city of Sentosa in Singapore, on Sunday morning, while US President Donald Trump arrived on the island nation on Monday. The meeting comes just three months after Trump criticising North Korea nuclear programs had called Kim Jong a ‘little rocket man’, leading to a series of agitated exchange of words between the leaders over the months. The summit will, as per news reports, focus on Trump’s demand for complete denuclearisation from his eastern counterpart, while North Korea will look for ease of sanctions and better foreign relations. The leaders are scheduled to hold the meeting at 9 am local time (6:30 am I...

Karnataka Polls 2018: BJP releases first list of 72 candidates BJP’s CM candidate for Karnataka, BS Yeddyurappa, will contest from Shikaripura assembly constituency, the party’s Central Election Committee announced on Sunday. Veteran state leaders Jagadish Shettar and KS Eswarappa will contest from Hubli Dharwad Central and Shimoga Assembly seats, respectively, it said.Senior party leader JP Nadda released the list of 72 candidates following the committee’s meeting. The party has also decided the probable candidates for over 140 seats and the names of remaining candidates are likely to be announced soon. The elections to the 225-seat assembly are scheduled for May 12. __________________________ CWG 2018: India adds 3 gold, 1 silver & 2 bronze medal to total tally Weightlifter Punam Yadav opened India’s account on Day 4 with a gold in the women’s 69 kg final, before shooters Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu secured a 1-2 for India in the women’s 10m Air Pistol. Ravi Kumar ...

STORY OF THE DAY Democracy is under attack: Sonia Gandhi at India Today Conclave 2018 Ex Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the ruling party of BJP, saying ‘democracy is under attack.’ Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2018 , Gandhi said "The freedom to think for oneself, to differ and disagree, to eat according to one's choice, to meet and marry according to one's wishes and more is under attack.” The former UPA chairperson dismissed reports for her party for having a ‘soft Hindutva’ approach and son Rahul visiting temples during election campaigns for balance the same. "Every leader of a party has his or her particular style of working and Rahul has his style,” she added. ____________________ Gunman takes three people hostage in largest veteran's home in the US A gunman took three hostages at a veterans care facility in Veterans Home of California in Yountville on Friday. The authorities said t...

Congress divided the nation for selfish gains: PM Modi  In a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the party devoting its energies to "the interests of one family," while neglecting the interests of the nation. He also added that the nation is still paying for the sins of the Congress. He further said that Rahul Gandhi’s elevation as Congress president was a ‘coronation’, not an election. He continued the attack in Rajya Sabha, telling lawmakers that it was Mahatma Gandhi who had first pitched the idea of a Congress-free India. On the Kashmir issue, PM Modi said that if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was elected as the first PM instead of Nehru, Kashmir’s condition wouldn’t have been this bad. Taking on the Congress over the 1984 Sikh riots, the Prime Minister asked if the party wanted the emergency era back. "You don't need a new India, you need that India where law bends its knees in front of the powerful," he said. _...

Aadhaar Controversy: Press clubs back daily after UIDAI files FIR Press bodies across the nation including The Editors Guild of India joined forces to condemn the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) filing an FIR against a Punjab based English daily.  UIDAI deputy director BM Patnaik on Sunday reported The Tribune newspaper and its reporter Rachna Khaira for an alleged case of misreporting. The concerned article, titled, ' Rs 500, 10 minutes and you have access to billion Aadhaar details'  published on January 4, had reported how a network of illegal group tapping may have sold the database of billion users. The Guild went on to call UIDAI's action 'a direct attack on the freedom of the press.' ________________ Man arrested on charges of harassing Sachin Tendulkar's daughter A 32 year old man was arrested on charges of stalking and harassing daughter of legendary cricketer and parliamentarian Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter, Sara. Th...

Four dead, seven injured in fire in Mumbai’s Marol  Atleast four people were killed and seven injured after a fire broke out on Wednesday night in Mumbai. The incident occurred at the Maimoon building in Marol, media reports said. The injured were rush to hospital and the situation was brought under control. So far, at least 11 people were rescued by the firefighters, said a report. It took almost 30 minutes for firefighters to control the blaze, which started at 1:30 am in the night. The incident comes days after a major fire broke out in Kamala Mills compound in Lower Parel; 14 people were killed. _________________ Rajya Sabha elections: AAP nominates Sanjay Singh, N.D. Gupta, Sushil Gupta The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday nominated members for three Rajya Sabha seats, making them the first non-Bharatiya Janata Party, non-Congress members to be nominated to the upper house from the national capital. AAP has nominated senior leader Sanjay Singh, chartered acco...

 Narendra Modi addresses 4 rallies in  poll- bound Gujarat  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed 4 places in poll-bound Gujarat on Wednesday. He started his rally from Morbi, located in the heart of Saurashtra. The main issue people are dealing with here, is water shortage. He added that the Congress government thought that providing ‘hand-pumps’ was the apt solution for the people, whereas BJP has provided better irrigation facilities. The Prime Minister in Bhavnagar targeted the water crisis and blamed the congress for not paying enough attention. He said that the Congress controlled the tanker business and ignored water crisis. He said that the BJP has made tankers irrelevant in 22 years.  “The Congress version of GST places salt, which a poor person needs, with expensive cigarettes and alcohol. How can I allow this? Our fight is for giving the poor their rights while Congress fights for the interests of the rich," the Prime Minster said in his ad...